The Ponoka herald (1902-04-11)

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AN

HUNBLE
HERO

BY THOMA6 P. MONTFORT
Copyright. 1901 by Thomas P. Montfort

“An now about Melvin,” he said. “I
reckon you know what people say an
think?”

“No, but I suppose they think me
wicked and say hard things about me.”

“Waal, some of ‘em do, Loueesy.
Yes; I'm afeard some of ’em do.”

“I'm sorry, but I can’t help it.”

“In co’se. I understand all that. But,
seein as things are so, I ‘lowed you
wouldn't keer ‘bout givin folks no
more room for sayin things than you
can holp, so I reckoned you'd ruther go
to see Melvin when ever'body wa'n't
thar to see you.”

“Yes; I would. But can 1?’

“Shore. If you jest walt till tonight,
when ever’body’s gone home, I'll take
you thar. Ull arrange it with Hicks
so's you can go In. That a-way no-
body won't know nothin ‘bout it, an
nobody can't have nothin to say.”

“Thank you, Pap. You are more
than thoughtful and kind.”

“Lord, that ain't nothin. Even if 1
didn't keer nothin for you I'd do that
much jest to balk Mary Mann,”

At the mention of that name Loulsa
abuddered. Pap noticed it and sald:

“I reckon you ain't got much more
love for that woman than I have.”

“I despise her,” Loulsa replied.

“Most folks does. Lord, she made a
plumb fool of herself over Sim.”

“And | accused him of making love
to her.”

“Makin love to her! Sim Banks
makin love to Mary Mann! My Lord,
gal, what was you ever a-thinkin of?
Why, Sim hated ber wussin pizen.”

“lL know vow that | was unjust.”

“To be shore you was, But I reckon
somebody told you somethin?”

“Yes.”

“That's the way ft !s—allua some
body fairly splittin their skins to git
to stir up trouble, Sich people ort to
have thelr tongues split an thelr legs
run through ‘em.

As Pap had promised, Mrs. Sampson
proved a true friend to Louisa, She
received her kindly and made her feel
heartily weleome from the instant she
entered the house. Like ap, she nel-
ther judged nor blamed, but rather
sought to soothe and comfort. The
generous kinduess of these two plain,
slinple old people touched Loulsa deep-
ly, and she never forgot It.

That night Pap took Loulsa to the
store to see for the last time all that
remained of the mau she loved. He
felt that he was doing right, and when
he spoke of it to his wife she readily
agreed with hin

“I think it will be for the best,” she
said, “It may be a comfort to her,
an anyway it can't do nobody no
harm.”

The store was dark, and there was
no one there, but Pap had secured
from Hicks the key to the wareroom

“Now you can go in

where the body lay. Leaving Loulsa
on the outside, he opened the door and
went In and struck a light. Then he
came back to her and whispered;

“Now you can go in, an | spose you'd
ruther go alone?’

“Yes,” she replied,

She passed through the door, and
Pap waited on the outside. What
transpired In that room no one save
Louisa ever knew, The door stood
partially open, and Pap might have
looked In, but he would not have done
such a thing for the world,

A quarter of an hour passed, and
then Loulsa came out. Pap saw that
she was very pale, but perfectly calm,
Without a word he put out the light
and closed the door, and In perfect
silence they walked back home,

CHAPTER XXIL,
A LITTLE NEIGHBORLY GOSsIP,

One day Hi Jenkins and Jonathan
Turner rode over to Beckett's Mill to
see about selling some hogs, It was
one of the days when Hi's “ager”
was not working on him, so he was
in an approachable humor, Naturally
in the conversation that followed the
arrival of the two men the murder of
Melvin and the disappearance of Sim
Banks formed the chief tople.

“I knowed from the very fust,” Tur.
ner remarked, “that that feller wa'n't
down yere smellin round fur no min:
eral, an I knowed thar was somethin
back of him that he wa'n't keeriu
‘bout people knowilp, But, Lord a-mas
sy, men, I never dreamed that he'd
gone an done sich a thing a8 murder,
Creat snakes an caterpiliers, jest think

of it, will you—that feller stayin that]

in my house, a-sleepin In my beds an| 8 that’s all we got to speak *bout.”’

aentin at my table when he'd done
tuck a feller critter'’s life! My land,
if Vd ‘a’ knowed IT wouldyit 'a’ bad
him thar for a hoss. Why, don’t you
know sence be was thar it jest seems
like ever’ blame thing on the place Is
got human blood on it—seems like it's
on the beds an the towels an the cheers
an the dishes, an 'pears like I can taste
it in the vittles, Lord a-massy, but it’s
awful!”

“L bet you'd ‘a’ been skeered of bim,
too,” Jason Roberts sald, “if you'd ‘a’
knowed "bout him killin that feller.”

“Great possums an persimmons, I
reckon I shorely would ‘a’ been skeer-
ed. Why, jest think—that feller mought
‘a’ got up some night an killed ever’
blame one of us.”

“An he never cheeped a word to you
"bout nothin he’d done nor nothin?”

“Nary a word, If I'd been kinder
inquisitive, like some folks, an lad ‘a’
pried into him, I mought ‘a’ found out
somethin. But, Lord, I ain’t no hand
to ask questions, you know, an when
a feller acts like he don't want to tell
nothin I jest let him alone.”

“Didn't you ask him nothin?”

“Scarcely a thing. When be come
up thar fust that day, I sorter flung out
one or two little questions, but I see
right away he didn't want to answer
nothin, so I jest quit. Land, I ain't no
hand to try to make people tell things
anyhow whether they want to or ndt.”

‘fhere was an oppressive silence after
this, a silence during which there was
much thinking. But Turner was bDliss-
fully ignorant of the trend of thought,
He did not even suspect it when he
saw a smile on more than one face.

“An ‘bout that feller over to your
house, Hi?” Hicks remarked question-
ingly.

“He aln't thar no more,” Hi replied.

“Gone away?”

“Yes; went yistedy.”

“T'd say't.”

“Yos; he got so'd he didn't "pear to be
satixiied no more, 60 ylstedy he packed
up an put out.”

“Wa'n't satisfied with the 'commer-
dation you give him?” Turner asked,
“Them fellers mostly ain't satisfied
with nothin.”

“Oh. it wa'n’t that, I guess. Least-
wise he never made no fuss "bout his
focormmerdations,”

“What alled bim, then, you reckon r

“1 dunno, I'm shore, Jest seemed to
‘a’ got sorter restless an uneasy an
couldn't be still nowhar. When he
wan't asleep, he was all the thne taov-
in about, either trapsin round over the
woods or else walkin back’ards an for-
‘ards across the yard. I've seed him
walkin out thar in the yard for hours,
jest goln to au fro, to an fro, till It
wore me clean out. It got so’s lhe done
it of nights jest the same, an lots of
tines I've waked up way long towards
mornin an seed bin at it. Then thar
was a kin’ of & skeered look In bis
eyes, an at ever’ little noise he'd Jump
an look round like he'd been shot. 1
never see nobody do like be done,”

“By grab, it was funny, wa'n't it?”

“Looked that a-way to me shore”

“What you reckon was the matter of
iim, Ei?"

“Laln't no notion, Jake.”

“L bet it was that murder done It,”
Sam Morgan sald. “Don't you all reck-
on it was?”

“Lord, | don't see how that murder
could ‘a’ had anything to do with It,”
Hi replied. “The murder wa'n't nothin
to hinn noway, an be didn't know Mel-
vin nor Sim Banks nuther, Guess he
never see nuther of ‘em ‘less he see
Melvin that day be was lyin here a
cawpse.”

“He did sée him that day,” Sam sald,
“an he acted sorter qualre too, I was
a-watehin him when he went up to
whar the cawpse lay, an, for all he'd
been so cool out thar In the woods, the
second his eyes fell on that dead face
he turned right white an put bis hand
up to his heart, then looked round
right quick, Ike be wondered If any-
body'd seen him, Guess he must be
one of them kind of people that’s easy
teched by anything like that.”

“Must be if he done that a-way,” old
Ili replied, “My skin, it don’t make
no difference to me to look at a dead
feller, an I'd jest as soon tech him as
not.”

“Lord, Tl, not if he'd been killed?”

“Yes, sir, even if he'd been killed.”

“Ky grab, I wouldn't. They say It
you tech a feller that’s been murdered
that a-way he'll come to you three
nights band runnin and stan’ by your
bed an look at you.”

“Wonder if that’s so?”
asked,

“By grab, they say it Is, shove, an I
can tell you righe now L don't want no
dead fellera pesterin round me of
nights.”

“Lord, you bet I don't. 1 don't want
nothin to do with them ba'nts an fix-
in's, an I ain't never goln to tech no-
body that’s been killed, you bet, even
if they never are teched,”

“Shucks, you fellers don't know what
you're talkin ‘bout. Say, you all jest
wait till you've seed dead men as I've
seed ‘em, lyin round on a battlefield
jest ever’'whar.”) Thus spoke Ebenezer
Sparks, the warrior bold, “Lord
amighty, I've fit Into many a battle
Whar men were jest adrappin all
round me so thick that I couldn't move
‘thout stepnin on a lot of ‘em, My
land, I wa'n't skeered of techin ‘em, an
they never come back of nights to pes-
ter round ha'ntia of me, puther.”

“le wa'n't that a-way that thane when
you went Into Hicks’ cellar to whup
the battle, was it, Ebenezer?’ Jdson
Roberts asked,

Kibenezer flashed angry,

“Doggone |. all,” he eried, “ain't 1
never goin to hear the last of that dad
burned old cellar?) Ever’ time | men-
tion any a word ‘bout when | fit lato
the war some blame fool bas got to go
to work an drag that dod blasted old
cellar in,”

Jim Thora

“Waal, we want to show a Intrust In
your war record, Ebenecer, an that's
the ouly battle we ever see you fight ia,

se

“Waal, you needn't pester ‘bout
showin no intrust, then, I’d futher
you wouldn't.”

“Say,” Sam Morgan called, “don’t
you reckon Sim Banks bas a ba’at?’

“Of co’se be bus,” Thorn replied, “an,
ray. fellers, 1 bet It pestera bim jest
awful.”

“To be shore,” Turner agreed.

“Speakin of Sim Banks 'minds me of
somerbin,” Et said.” “Reekon ain't
houe of you uns beard nothin of Sim
sence he wentaway?”

“Nary a word,” Flicks answered,

“Qoalre them officers don't find out
bothin "bout bin, atu't 7

“Tis so Guess they've bunted round
all over ever'whar wost an they ain't
found bate nor bide of bim.”

“S"pose be wust ‘a’ gone clean off
souiew bar.”

“Looks like It. You know he left a
note for bis woman sayin be war a-go-
in away an wa'n’t never comin back no
more?”

“LT hearn he did.”

“But she don't b’ileve it.”

“Don't she?”

“Not now, she don’t. She b'lleved It
a right smart at tust, but Pap Samp
son kept a-talkin till be got her to
change ber wind,”

“Pap still stan’s out that Sim never
killed that feller?”

“La, yes, wuss'p ever.”

“Quatre he'd git that sorter notion,
ain't 1t?”"

“Tis, shore. Pap’s gin’rally putty
level beaded, but be got bis nose p'int
ed wrong this time sborely.”

“He thinks Sim'll come back, does
he?"

“Jost knows he will.”

“Waal, be'll be bung or sent up to
prison if he does come.”

“Pap’s got a notion somethin'll turn
up to clear Sim ‘fore he gits back.”

“Don't see bow he goes "bout makin
that out.”

“I don't see nuther, but that’s bis
talk.”

“Llow's Sim's woman a-doin?”

“Kinder porely, | guess. She ain't
livin here no more.”

“That so?”

“Yos; she left the tast of the week.”

“Whar'd she go?”

*, own to the county seat.”

“Whos s she 'lowin to do down thar?’

“She reckoned she'd git into some
work of some kind,”

“An jest bout manage to go through
ever’ thing she’s got.”

“She ain't got nothin.”

“Ain't?) Why, I been hearin Sim left
her all the land an ever'’thing.”

“He did, but she won't tech It.”

“Won't?) Why, say, what's the rea-
son?"

“She ‘lows it’s his'’n an she ain't no
right to live it up. Says mebby some
time he'll need it.”

“Waal, I'll be smutched!”

“Then L guess ehe kinder wanted to
git away from here anyhow. ‘That
‘bout her an Melvin started a good bit
of talk, an I reckon she found it wa'n't
none too pleasant a-stayin here,”

“Nat'rally. Llow'd she take it "bout
Melvin bein killed? Did she carry on
much?’

“Nary a bit that any of us seen
Guess she behaved plumb nice.”

“Did she come to see the cawpse?”

Hicks hesitated for an lustant. He
knew from Pap Sampson about that
hight visit, but be had promised to
keep It a secret,

“Waal, | didn't see her come,” he
sald, “Any you fellers see her come?"

They all shook their heads,

“Some folks ‘lowed she'd take on a
heap over him an mebby give Sim fits
too,”

“Lord, she tuck right off for Sim.
She jest acted for all the world like
she keered more for him than any-
body.”

“It would ‘a’ been a moughty good
thing if she'd ‘a’ tuck off for him soon-
er ‘atid of foolin with that other feller,
a-gittin hin killed an puttin Sim into
this mess,”

“LT reckon that’s so, Hi, but I ain't
never b'lleved Loucesy Banks almed to
do nothin wrong. She was jest sorter
thoughtless, I guess,”

“No, slr; it's Jest like I've sald time
an ag'in, Jake. Whenever you go an
send a gal off to them doggone colleges
you jest nat’rally spile ber for all thme
to come, By gosh, you jest as well
take her out an knock her in the head,
That's atl in the world’s the matter of
Louvcesy Banks.”

“No, L ‘low ber an Sim Jest nat'rally
didn't sult.”

“Co'se they didn't atter she'd gone
down thar an tuck up a lot of doggone
fool notions, They'd ‘a’ sulted well
enough If it badn't been for that she
‘lowed she'd got to have one of them
white shirt fellers or she couldn't nev
er be happy. It's that dad burn college
done it all.”

“Stull, Hi, edication’s a pow'ful good
thing.”

“Not fora gal, it ain't.”

“Why”

“Waal, she aln't got no use for It, an
it’s Jest plumb shore to make a fool of
her, Lord, a man, even, don't need so
awful blame much edication to git on
allright.”

“You think so?”

“I know it. Take myself, for tn
stance, 1 aln't never had no edication
to speak of, yit see how | sot on to that
jury that time, | wanaged ‘bout run
nin that court Jest as well as any of
them fellers down thar, If a feller's
got it io him, be can git up tn the world
even If be ain't got no book larvin.”

‘Lord a-maassy,” Turner exctaimed,
“speakin ‘bout settin on to a jury
‘minds me of somethin,”

“What is it?” Jason asked,

“Why, if Sim's ever ketched they'll
have to git a jury to try bim, an | dup
no but likely enough I'l) git a chance to
set on it.”

(TO RR CONTINUED, |

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HER PROMISED DOLL.
Little Girl's Delightful Anticipation
More Than Reallsed,

This is the story they tell of a cun-
ning little five-year-old girl whose nurse
had been promising her all summer a
little coon doll when the family reached
the city if she would be very good and
obedient. This was a delightful promise,
and the little girl was as good as a little
five-year-old could be, Then the family
tame back to the city a little earlier than
usual, and something interesting happen-
ed-—a brand new baby came to the house,
It was a funny, red faced little creature,
which only a loving mother and experi
enced nurse could possibly consider beau.
tiful, but it was a great thing for the
little girl, who had never before in her

short life seen a real live baby.

“There is a great surprise for you,”
said the nurse, taking the five-year-old

| up stairs, where the little new sister was
, lying snuggled

up under a canopy of
ribbons, “What do you
of that?’ she continued, lifting
the little girl so that she could see the
funny little face on the white pillow.
And the little girl was as much pleased as
every one had expected she would be,

musiin and

| Bhe gave the nurve a big hug as she

ecled:
“Oh, nursie, Is that my coon doll?’~

| New York ‘Times.

Perhaps!

Mew many people when they I
carefully put aside thelr joint lo®F tet
ters as one of the most cherished po»
sessions of their future life, and in
how many cases afterward do they
ever take them out and look at them?

Now, why is this? Partly perbaps
because the time of romance is over

| and practical, everyday life has be

gun; partly, also, we will hope, because
now they can say so many nice things
to each other, and there is no need to
read over the past nice things they,
have written,

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THEHERALD

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PONOKA, ALBERTA, |

Ungracefol Man,

“Dil you ever watch a man taking @
@rink of water in a public place, iv a rail
road station or on a train, where be is
@wore that many cyes regard bim?
Watch this some time,” a drommer said,
You'll find it interesting. The man, you
see, holds the glixs in his right band
while he drinks, and it is inability mean-
while to make bis unoccupied left hand
look graceful that makes the spectacle
wort! while,

“Ove fellow ax he stoops over the cup
in au elegant attitude, an attitude like
that of bowing, solves the enigma of
what to do with his left hand by putting
It in bis trouser pocket. Another holds it
behind his back, A third puts the thumb
of it in the pocket of his waistcoat, and a
fourth swings the hand like a pendulum
to an! fro at his side, But all men, do
what they will with their lett hand, look
awkward and self conscious when drink:
ing i public. and it is amusing to watch

em,"

Messis. C. C. Richards & Co.
Gentlemen,—Last winter I received
great benefit from the use of MIN-
ARD'S LINIMPNT in a severe attack
of LaGrippe, and I have frequently
provei| it to be very effective in
cases of Inflammation.
Yours,
W. A. HUTCHINSON.

Between Two Fires,
Tomdix—t wonder what could have
induced Hardup to marry bis landlady
Hojux—It was elther that or raise
money to pay what he owed for board
—New York World

Keep MINARD'S LINIMENT in the House,

Fireproof Doors.
Experiments have demonstrated that
doors of wood covered with tin resist
fire better than those made of iron.

Monkey Brand cleans and brightens every-
thing, but won't wach clothes,
Perfectly Safe.

Bastiful Suitor—Do you know, some
people sey kissing Is dangerous,

Cos Muiden Nonsense! Why, papa
fs fost usicep! = Philadelphia North
Ameroun

A New Army Ration,

German military correspondents
speak very highly of a new ration
Which has been tried during the re
cent maneuvers of the Austrian
troops in Galicia, says The Paris
Messenger. Owing to the nature of
the country and the extensive area
covered during the exercises, it be-
came necessary to provide the troops
with some portable food which could
be prepared in a very short time or
even caten Without preparation,
Various forms of nutriment were
tried, but the one which gained most
favor was a so-called ‘‘chocolate ra-
tion.’’ This was invented by a doc-
tor, and consists of ordinary choco-
late With an admixture of albumen
and certain fatty matter, In a few
minutes this can be cooked either in
milk or water and eaten as it is,
The nourishing value of the prepara-
tion is very great, 100 grammes af-

fording as much sustaining value as
nearly half a kilogramme, or five
times the amount of beef. Moreover,

the chocolate keeps remarkably well,
and is affected neither by heat nor
by long storage in damp and badly-
ventilated magazines.

Flight of a Great Nebula,

One of the most striking spec-
tacles revealed by the telescope, says
Youth's Companion, is that of the
Great Nebula in Orion, In the com-
plexity of its glowing streams, spir-
als and strangely shaped masses, in-
tercepted by yawning black gaps and
sprinkled over with stars arranged
in suggestive groups and lines, it has
few rivals in the heavens. The im-
pression of astonishment made by the
sight of this nebula is heightened by
knowledge of its enormous size, The
entire solar system would appear as
a tiny speck beside it, Yet this tre
mendous aggregation of nebulous
clouds and starry swarms has been
proved by the researches of the late
Professor Keeler of the Lick Observa-
tory to be flying away from the
earth and the sun at the rate of 11
miles in every second! But so vast
is its distance that 100 years reveal
no visual effects of the great nebula’s
swift retreat. If it were near by it
would seem to become rapidly small-
er.

ene
Origin of Absinth,

Absinth, the green flend that satu:
rates fashionable rane, was original-
ly an extremely harmless medica)
remedy,

It was a French physician who first
used it, His name was Ordinaire, and
he was living as a refugee at Couvet,
in Switzerland, at the close of the
eighteenth century. Like many other
country doctors at that time, he was
also a druggist, and his favorite reme-
dy was a certain ellxir of absinth of
which he alone had the secret,

At bis death he bequeated the for-
wula to his housekeeper, Mile, Grand-
pierre, and she sold It to the daughters
of Lievtenant Henriod, They cultl-
vated io thelr little garden the herbs
necessary for concocting it, and after
they lad distilled a certain quantity of
the liquid they sold It on commission
to itinerant peddlers, who quickly dis-
posed of it in the adjacent towns and
villages,

Finally, during the first decade of the
nincteenth century, a wealthy distiller
purchased the formula, and very soon
afterward he placed on the market the
modern absinth, which differs greatly
from the old medical remedy, since the
latter contained no alcohol and very
little absinth,

iCure

Shiloh’s
Consumption

Cures Coughs and Colds
atonce. Ithas been doing
this for half a century. It
has saved hundreds of
thousands of lives. It will
save yours if you give it a
chance. 25 cents a bottle.
If after using it you are not

satisfied with results, go to

your druggist and get your
back. e . .

Write to S.C, Watts & Co., Toronto,
Can., for tree trial bottle.

Karf’s Clover Root Tea corrects the Stomac

Unterrined,

“T see,” said Mrs. Henpeck, “that a
Philadelphia man caught the smallpox
from handling money that was Infect-
ed,”

“Oh, well,” her husband answered,
crouching a little farther back into
his corner, “that doesn’t scare me. 1
never have a chance to hold our mon-
ey long enough to catch anything from
it."—Chicago Record-Herald.

FEVER’S: VICTIMS.

THE AFTER EFFECTS OFTEN WORSE
THAN THE DISEASE ITSELF.

A Sufferer from the After Effects of
Typhoid Telis of His Deplorable
Condition--Appeared to be in
a Rapid Decline.

The after effects of some troubles,
such as fevers, la grippe, ete, are
frequently more serious in their re-
sults than the original Illness, and
the patient is left an almost physl-
cal wreck. In such cases as these
what is needed 8 a tonic medicine,
to enrich the blood, strengthen the
nerves, and put the system right, Mr.
L. Barnhardt, a prosperous young
farmer living near Welland, Ont, of-
fers proof of the truth of these state-
ments. Mr, Barnhardt says: “Some
years ago, while living in the United
States, I was attacked by typhoid
fever, the after eff.cts of which proved
more disastrous to my _ constitution
than the fever Kself, and for months
I was an amost total wreck, I had
no appetit’, was haggard and emaci-
ated, and apparently bloodless. I had
violent and distressing headaches, and
my whole appcarance wae suggestive
of a rap!d decline. I tried no less than
three doctors, but they failed to bine-
fit me. At this junoture a friend of
mine mentioned my case to another
physician, and he suggested that I
should take a course of Dr, Williams’
Pink Pills. I took this advice and
found it most satisfactory. Almost
from the outset the pills helped me,
and I continucd their use until I had
taken about a dozen boxes, when 1
felt myself fully resiored to my former
health, and my weight incriased to
165 pounds, I have enjoyed the Lest ef
health ever since, and I will always
giva Dr. Willlams' Pink Pills (ne
praise they so richy deserve.”

These pilis are a certain cure for
the after effects of fever, la grippe and
pneumonia, They make new, rich, red
blood and stiengthen the nerves from
first dose to last; and in this way they
cure such trodbles as anaemia, neu-
ralgia, rheumatism, heart weakness,
k dney and liver aliments, partial par-
alysis, St. Vitus dance, ete, They also
cure the functional ailments that make
the lives of so many wom'n a source
of c ns_ant m’sery, and bring the glow
of health to pale and sallow cheeks,
Other alleged tonic pills are mere im-
itations of th’'s gicat medicine, and the
buyer shoud see that the full name
“Dr, Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale
People,” is on every box. Sold by ail
dealers in mdcine or sent postpaid
at 50c a box, or six boxes for $2.50,
by addressing the Dr, Williams Medl-
cine Co, Brockville, Ont,

Opaque Ginas,

A bathroom window or one having
an objectionable outlook may be made
opaque at little cost. To a pint of stale
ale add a handful of epsom salts, Mix
well and apply with a brush. This
makes a hard tinish that wil) e@main
indefinitely or If desired may be re-
moved by scrubbing at any time,

Thoro fy moro Catarrh in this section of the
country thiau ail other di casos pat together,

t u tho last few years was supposed to be
lncugable, bora ereat ay years doctors pro-
noundd it a local disease, and preseribed local

jodiay and by cous tly failing tocure with
ocal treatment, pronounced it incurable,
Sciences has provon catarrh to boa constitution-
al disease, and therefore requires constitution
al treatmonte — Hall's Catarrh Coro, manufac:
tured by I’, J Cheney & Co,, Tolodo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure onthe market, It
is taken Internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful, It acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of thosystom. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure,
Sond for circulars and testimonials
Address =F J, CHENEY & CO,, Tolodo, O,
Bold by Denggists, Te,
Hall's Famliy Pills are the best.

ren
kc

Sufficient Cause,

Judge—What are your grounds for
divorce, sir?

Plaintiff—My wife married me to re-
form me and after we settled down
didn’t have sense enough to give up
the idea,

Judge—Granted.—Brooklyn Life,

ee)

Two ounces of impure soap,

Ask for the Octagon Bar,

SUNLIGHT SOAP

One ounce of Sunlight Soap is worth more than

If your
LEVER BROTHERS, LIMITED, Toronto, souding his namo and addross,

ond @ trial cample of Sunlight Soap will be sent you free of cost,

A CLEVER TRICK.

Now a Young “Lawyer Succambed to
His Rival'’s Strenuousness,

“My first attempt at making a start
fot myself was not successful,” laugh-
ad the attorney who is well known tp
the city asa leading legal! light. “When
I graduated from the law school, 1
hadn't the slightest idea where to lo
cate, so when I chanced to see n news
Item to the effect that a small but
prosperous town in the central part of
the state was in need of an attorney at
law I looked upon it os heaven sent
and decided to go there at once. But
ho sooner and 1 iacked up my shingle
than I liscovered that another young
Jawyer had seen the same item ‘und
th@@Mhe, too, 1ad looked upon the Infor-
mation as being especially prepared for
his benefit and had opened an office in
the town. I realized that there would
not be recom for both of us In so small
a place, so I called a meeting to form
a community of interests.

“-Now,’ sald I, ‘you know as well as
I do that there is aot business enough
here for both of us and that sooner or
later one will have to quit and go else-
where, Such being the case, I pro-
pore that we enter Into an agreement
that the first one who succeeds In get
ting a client shall have the field to
himself, the other seeking greener
pastures,’

“He agreed to the plan, and we drew
up and signed a paper to that effect.

“The next morning I chanced to look
out of my office window and saw a
man deliberately walk up to another
man and knock him down. Realizing
that here was my chance, I seized my
hat and rushed out.

“ “See here,’ sakl I to the aggressor
‘I saw you knock that man down with-
out provocation, and doubtless he will
have you arrested for it. Now, I am
an attorney, and if you will let me
have the case”—

“‘T've got a lawyer,’ he growled,
pointing to a doorway where stood my
grinning rival.

“I kept my part of the agreement
and left town, Years afterward I learn-
ed that the whole thing was a put up
job of my competitor, who had given
the aggressive party $10 to knock down
the man, against whom he had a
grudge, promising to defend him in
court and pay all expenses.”

With every exertion the best of men
ean do but a moderate amount of good,
but it seems in the power of the most
contemptible tudividual to do Incaleula-
ble wisehiet.

Buying and Selling.

“You advertised,” said the gullible
one, “that you had discovered the key
to success.”

“True,” admitted the fakir.

“Well, it didn’t help me a little bit.”

“The reason for that,” answered the
fakir pleasantly, “is that you bave been
buying the key Instead of selling It.
dt has brought me success,

If attacked with cholera or sume
of any kind send at once for 4 boi ID
Kellogg's Dys ntry Cordial and uso poord:.
ing to directions. Itacts with wou
ity in subduing that dreadful « isease that
weakens tho strongest man and that destroys
the young and delicate. Thoso who have used
this cholera medicine say it acts promptly, aud
never fails to effect a thorough cure,

No Squealing.

Some English travelers were recently
fm a restaurant In a German town
when a woman who was serving Im-
parted the Interesting {nformation that
a pig was being killed round the cor-
ner. One of them remarked that It
was curious that the pig did not squeal,
The woman looked at them |p surprise,
“Aber,” sald she, “es ist polizeilich ver-
boten”—it's forbidden by the police.

complaint

Mr. T, J, Humes, Columbus, Ohlo, writes:
‘Ihave been afflicted for rome time witli
Kidney and Liver Complaints, and find Par-
mnclee’s Pills the best medicine for these di-
deuses, Those pills do not cause pain or
fripin , and should be used when a cathartio
4 requ red, They are Gelatine Coated, and
rolled in the flour of Licorice to preserve
their purity, and give them a pleasant, agreo-
ablo taste,

A Dangerous Tree.

The fruit of the umganu tree of South
Africa yields a strong Intoxicating
drink for the natives, Elephants are
fond of it, becoming quite tipsy, stag-
gering about, playing antics, screaming
80 as to be heard for miles and haying
tremendous fights. When in this state,
the natives leave them alone.

Mother Graves’ Worm Exterminator is pleas-
ant to takes suro and effectual in destroying
worms, Many have triod it with bost results,

Who Wins the Day,
When two boys start ont in life, one
py of “Winning [is Was" ti
his pocket and the other with a plece
of natural elementary hustle Ino b
head, the latter usually comes in first
at the post.

Strong Men,
Misa Touriste= You have
ind rigged types of man! 1«
Western country, haven't yout
Btage Driver Yoas, miss, we hey ne
ot here thet don't think it's
sold up a railroad (rain. Obio
lourpal,

aoe Beery

vith a ¢

sore etron
it in th

nuthio’ ¢
Sia

REDUCES
EXPENSE

Grocer cannot supply, write to

ss (OSHAWA MIRACLE

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INVESTIGATED.

A Sworn Statement of Facts Al-
most Beyond Belief.

The Toronto Mall and Empire serds
® Reporter to Oshawa His Inquir-
los Result in Compiete Verification
of O:isinal Story.

Very many etartling stor'es of won-
derful cures by Dodd’s Kidney Pilla have
been published in these columns, and in
other newspapera all over the country
from time to time.

Every case has been so well authen-
tieated ax to leave Little room for doubt,
and yet the statements made and the
cures reporte’, have, in many cases,
been so nearly miraculous as to be al-
most beyond bellef.

Recently The Matl and Empire of To-
ronto and other papers published a ('s-
Patch from Oshawa, in which it waa
ald that a mechanic in the Oshawa
Malleable Iron Works had been cured
of paralysis by Dodd's Kidney Pills, and
that after he had been absolutely help-
less for four months, and had been given
up by the physicians at the hospital
in Toronto.

This was too much for many pople
to belleve, and numerous demands were|
made on the paper in question for a
verification or correction,

One correspondent signing himself,
“Medicus” in a letter to the Mall and
Emp'‘re openly disputed the possibility
of such a cure,

To get at the real facts a reporter |
waa sent to Oshawa, and the result was|
a@ complete confirmation of the original
Hispatch. To put the matter absolute-
ly beyond question the following sworn
e@tatement was secured:

Tao Statement ot Mr, Brown.

In the fall of 1897 I was taken Il}
with what most of the doctors called
Paralysis, and others nervous prostra-
tlon. It commenced with a atiffness
and soreness in the calves of my legs
and gradually increased till I could not
move either of my arms or legs, having
lost all power in them. I gould not
have raised my arms to my head to save
my fe. For over Tour months I could
not stand or walk a aingle step. I doc-
tored with all the local doctors, and
then with a Bowmanvilie doctor Bach}
one gave me some different medicine,}
but the more I took the worse I go!.

At last the Bowmanville doctor told)
mes that nothing could be done for me)
unless I went to the hospital in Toron-
to, where they might perhaps have some |
later treatment for paralysis which
would fit my: case. I went thero to-
ward the end of January, 1898, and re-
mained under treatment in that institu-
tion for a little over four weeks... “.ll|
was In vain; I got worse. Twelve doc-!
tors told me I could not recover, ind}
that nothing could be done for me, £0, |
as I was getting worse every day, and)
there was no hope of thelr being able
to help me tn the least, | was removed
to my home here. I was Iiko a baby,
unable to move,

At this extremity someone advised mo
to use Dodd's Kidney P.lla, ani my wife
bought a box. We had not the slight-
est idea that they would help me, but,
like a drowning man, | grasped at every
@traw. After I had used the first box
the numbness begun to leave my finger |
tps, and I felt a Little better, and kept
on using the pills. By two months’
time I could walk a Little, and short-
ly afterward was able to go short dis-
tances without assistance.

The first time I went down town one
of the doctors who had given me up)
eaw me across the street, and, not being |
able to belleve his eyes, went to my}
brother Robert, and asked, “Ie that your
brother Joe? Robert told him that;
{t wag I, and he sald in astonishment, |
“Well, I never expected to see him|
a@round again.”

I used altogether twelve boxes of
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and by the first
of May I was able to start to work

again in the shop here, and I havo never! -

been eick or off work a day since then,
that t@ over three and ‘a half yeara
Ago. ‘
I am glad of the opportunity to make
this statement, for I am sure I owe my
life, health and strength to work to that
Great remedy, Dodd's Kidney P lis.
(Signed), JOSEPH BROWN.
Sworn Confirmation,
OANADA: 1 JOSEPH BROWN,
Provinge of Ontario, of tho Town of Orha-|
County of Ontario, wa in the County of
Ontario and Province
To Wit: of Untario,

Do Solemnly Declare, That the above
@statement, signed by me, ia absolute-
ly true, and I mako this) solemn declar-|
ation, believing it to be true, and know-

that it is of the sam aml
effect as if made under oath
virtue of the Canuda (Qyvidence
1893,
(Signed) JOSMPIL BROWN
Declared before me at the Town of |

Oshawa,in the County of Ontario,

this both day of Jauuuy, AD. | |

1902,

J. F, GMIERSON, )

a Notary Public. — ‘

This, therefore, {s the true story in
detail of th’a most remarkable case. No}
room fa left for doubt or d'spute, |
the original Oshawa dispatch is con
firmed in all its particulars

sel
EAL

If this {s posalble—and ho one eas
now doubt {t—then one Can easly un |
derstand how any of the many wond }
ful cures reported have bes accom: |

plished by the same means, Dali's
ney Pilla.

Ile Studted tt,

A. Rider Waggard, in “A Winter
grimage,” tells this anecdote:
“When | was a ‘searing
my father took me up the Rhine by beat
with the hope and expectation that

mind would be improved by cont
ing its lovely aud historie bunt We

human bes

! Deo. v1, 1901,

ing of this feast, very soon I slipped «

to the cabin to enjoy one more eon

that of ‘Robinson Crusoe.’ But
family traitor betrayed me, and, protest
jug, even with tears, that T hated y

I was dragged to the deck again, “Ll have
paid 6 thalors,’ shouted my justly indig
bant pareut as be hauled me up the
steamer stairs, ‘for you to study the
Rhine scenery, and, whether you like it or
not, young man, stady it you eball’”

The Wheat Fly.

The wheat fly feeds upon the flower
of the wheat, while the hessian fly lays
its egas in the stem, The former thus
renders the flower while the
injury done by the latter affects the
whole plant

abortive,

GO ’WAY BACK AND SIT DOWN

and listen, Do youwdetect the slightest de-
fect as to hatmony, sweetness or volume of
tone in any of the WILLIAMS’ PIANOS we
aro more than ploased to show you ?
You can but answer in the negative,
You will find nothing wrong with the case
design or finich of the instramentselther,
We handle all makes of organs and a
ly have a number of slightly used
and pianos for sale cheap.

Forrester & Hatcher,
¥. M,C. A. BLOCK, --.+.+ WINNIPEG ©
Eldridge ““B” Sewing Machines.

TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL STATEMENT |

—OF THE—

NORTH AMERICAN LIFE

Assurance Company.

HEAD OFFICE: 12:18 KING STREET
WEST, TORONTO.

For the Year Ended December, 31st, 1901.

a

Noth
‘ /
Americanlife/ .

es

Solid

Dec, 30, 1900, To net Ledger Assets.......... be $3,773,508 08

5.

tener eeeeee

To Cash for Premiums ........ seve

3 To Oash Income on Investments,

DISBURSEMENTS.

By Payment for Death Claims, Profits, ete. ....

Dec, 81, 1901,
% “By all other Payments............. TY,

ASSETS.

* Debentures (market value $747,205.99) ole
“ Stocks and Bonds (market value $1,871,315.70),.....

Dec, 31, 1901,

Loans on Stocks (nearly all on call)
* Cash in Bank and on Hand

* Premiums outstanding, etc. (less cost of collection) ...,

Interest and rents due and accrued,......605 sees ee oe
LIABILITIES if

Dec, 31, 1901, To Guarantee Fund... ...... . Seklee 60,000 00

** Assurance and Annuity Reserve Fund ., 8,808 229 00

* Doath Losses awaiting proofs, ete. ...... 45,108 O1

8,913,882 O1

Net Surplus .« « 6 6 © © © © © © © oe 8 6) =©=— $507,441.87

Audited and found correct,
J. N. LAKE, Auditor,

The financial position of the Company ' unexcolled—its percentage of net
surplus to liabilities exceeds that of any other Hone Company,

New insurance issued during 1901 .. .. .. ..... enaeLe

Exceeding the best previous year in the history of tue Oounpany by
over half a million,

Insurance in force at end of 1901 (net)

$ 5,620,067 00

27,977,794 06

"PRESIDENT

VICE-PRESIOENTS

JAS. THORBURN, M. D., HON. stt WILLIAM R, MEREDITH, K. ©,
DIRECTORS
HON. SENATOR GOWAN, K.v., LL.0,, OMG, FR, GURNEY, Faq,

L. W. SMITH, Esq., K.C., D.0.L,
D, MCORAE, Beq.; Guelph.

MANAGING DIRECTOR

WM. McCABE, LL.B., F.LA., F.S.8.

SECRETARY MEDICAL DIRECTOR
L. GOLDMAN, A.LA, Jd, THORBURN, M.D,, Edin,

J, K., OSBORNE, Eaqe

The Report containing the proceedin:s of theo Annual Meeting. held on January 29th
last, showing marked proofs of the continucd progress an! rolid position of the Company, *
will be sent to policy-holders, lamphiets e planatory of the attractive investment o
plans of the Company, and a copy of the anuual report, showing its unexcel.ed financial
position, will be furnished on application to the ih ad Ofice, or any of the Company's
agencies,

i Cure Pain.

The Dr. MeLaughlin Electric Belt is the
only never-failing cure for Rheumatisin,
Laine Back, Nervousness, General Debility,
Loss of Power in Young, Middle aged and
Old Men, Varicocele, Weak Back and Kid-
neys, Drains of Vitality, Wasted Energy,
Sleeplessness, Pains in Head, Back, Chest,
Shoulders and Limbs, Female Weakness,
Bearing Down Pains and al! those ailments
from which women suffer, It cures after
all other remedies have failed.

| guarantee a cure if isay ican
cure,

| don't ask anyone to take
chances on my invention,

It doesn't cost you anything if |
fail,

I don't ask any man to buy my appli-
ance on aspeculation, I know that it will
cure these troubles and I want my pay only
when the cure is complete, I don'task you
to try itone month, nor two wonths, but
long enough to cure you, and when I have
cured you you can pay me, If I fain my
task it's my loss, not yours. All you lose
is your time, and if my Belt fails to cure

ou you will have the satisfaction of

knowing that the best, strongest and finest
electric body appliance in the world—one
; with 50,000 cures to its credits
failed, and that there is no cure for you in

electricity, Remember, my terms are PAY WHEN CURED,

CAUTION--""““ of concerns offering a thin piece of felt
fe as ®% substitute for my cushion e@lectrod

These c reap coverings are used only to disguise their bare metal blister:
electroues. ‘They have to be soaked in water, which quickly dries ait

leaves them without current. My cushion electrodes are my exclusive ii
vention and cannot be imitated,

If you have one of these old-style, blistering belts I will take it in trade
for one of mine, Ido this not that the old belt is of any use, for it is not,
but to establish the value of my goods with people who have been misled
by the false claims of concerns selling a cheap, worthless article, If you
cannot call and test the current write for my beautiful IMustrated Book,
sent sealed FREE,

| oR. M. 8 McLAUCHLIN, 130 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ont.

| Office Hours

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Sam, to6pm, Wednesdays and Saturdays, to 3.30 p.m,

Baby Carriers,
Tommie—Are they enny storks in th‘

| United States, paw?
Paw-—Only a few,
Tommie—They must be offal bizzy.
Oblo State Journal,

A New Definition,
Ostend—Paw, what ie an underwrit-
er?
Father—A woman, I guess; at least |
she is the one who always adds a post-
script,

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Friday enabhing, in

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abobeivace RHIAN, Proprietor, |

All bils rendeted the Ist of the month,

Subectiption $1.00 in advance.

Ali communnications intended fur
pub jeation in the current issue shou d
teach this office the preceding Tnes-
day. Correspondence from surround-
ing country earnest y solicited, Ad-
vertising rates on app ication,

Market Reports }

Wheat 400 500

ats Behe
Barley the —BVe
Ubopped fend pere wt. $1.10

) Bran ‘ $1.00
Shorts $1.10

Flour per ewt. i 10 to & 5 Ma d
Potatoes per bu,
Higgs per. doe

Buster per 13c to in

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Askot,

The young people held a necting |
fast Sunday in the hall,

There is going to be a grand celebra-
tion in the Asker Hall on the 17th of
May, the Norwegian “Independence
Day". Numerous committees have |
been appointed.
pie sd by the commitees and judging

y the names we see on the liat they!
wih come up to their promise.

Mr. A Vold is building a new barn,
My, J. Kallman has charge of the work

John and Olof Krefting are helping
Mr. Otto Halvorsen on his new house
this week,

The town line
the past week so that it can be travel-
el by people living on it

has been opened up|

[tis with regret that we report the
sickness of Misa Annie Vold, daughter
of A Vold,

Miss Kate [Carruthers,
.chool teacher. has returned from Me
Leod,

A few of the
menced spring work,

CB. Phillips has been to Calgary
snd brought home three fine teams,
which they are now breaking.

one tormer

have com

farmers

Village Meeting
Au interesting meeting of
vatepayers was held Monday night
Nidewalks, street 5 cross
ings and other projected improve-
inents were discussed and outlined

the

prrane hing f,

itis contemplated to expend about
8400 in this direction A by-law

as adopted re straining cattle from
at large in the villes

running
tween 8 p.m, and 4 a, “from
\ April, 1 to December 1

FOR RENT.

ood Improved Farm.
Eugene Rhian.

Best Prices on...

Blue Stone
Seed Wheat.

Formalin for Seed Oats

McKinnell’s

Drug
Store.

Case & Fishor’s Price List

Best daly Beefateak—12\:
Boiling Be vet Te
Roast -
Cooked Cory Beet
Pork Loin—}2he
Smoked Ham--1ic
Breakfast Bacon-1t'e
Sligapy Cured Shoulder
Picnic Hant—12he
Dry Balt Bacon—1k
Kettle Rendered Lard
Spare Libs—5se
fr C, CABE,
Tup Pioxeen Soi

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LACOMBE, Alta
? Jareful and WATCHM 4)
Experienced \ h,
‘ Leave work with
A. REID, Ponoke
‘ “Jan do your work \ trial
yfter othere fail. Convince

Prices right.
Work guarantoed.

The following t

work is guaranteed,

Tow ia Dynan ean fe the Deasea,

Loewen & Co.,

The W

eather

ible shows the teme
ratuve for the past week, We give
¢ figures os they are about 9 0 clock |
the forenoon so as to get as near the |

————} average ng posnible;

APOVR, PELOW.

Friday 80
Saturday 82 |
Sunday 82
Monduy ao
Tuceday : 30
Wednesdsy ‘ M
Thursday “ 30

. COLE & HUBER...

House and Sign *

‘
Painters
Decorators.
ww
Our prices are reasonable and all ow
Give us your or-
er to paint your building,
A. COLE or J, HUBER.
THE PONOKA PAINTERS.

THE FONOKA

>Saw Mill.

. CUSTOM SAWING...

A good time is guar Five Dollars per Thousand,|

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industry by
at the

‘ka Saw mill

Patronize home
buying your lumber

Pon

Be sure to bring your Permits 4 |
We cannot saw your logs without.|

Proprictors, 4
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KolLing’s

NOW OPEN..

Opposite Postofiice.

\\ all

Vashing and Troning of kinds. |
Mine Hard Laundry a specialty.

RESTAURANT..,,

ut all hours

Ponoka
WOOD YARD.

Wood Bought and Sold
Wood delivers lin the vill eat
MS per re ky C‘ustom sawing at
nable prices [am here to
stay and solicit your trade
EAVE OKDERS AT JONES” LIVERY
W. G, MERKLEY.

A Snap

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480 Acre-Farm at $8.00.
| Five Miles from Ponoka,

This is one of the best farms in
this part of the country.
worth of improvements
broken Plonty of good water.

Por turther particulars gpply at

ot HERALD OFFICE,

Barber
Shop

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to Case's Shop
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We are ready for business in our Grocery Depart-
ment. We havea full assortment—anything you want

Quality the Best. ~ : Prices the Lowest. e
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HATS and CAPS

today. Natty Styles. Binvast
Prices Right.

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Dry_Goods, Boots & Shoes.

It will pay you to

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Cockshutt Plows & Dics.

McCormick Machinery.
Minneapolis Threshers.

GURNEY’S STOVES.

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JUST RECEIVED.

Algar’s

The Pionoer
Store...

McGillivray & Herrick

DEALERS IN

Grain Hay,
% Flour « Feed.

Highest Merkeot Price Paid for
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| for circulars and information to

ALBERT LAWSON, Wetaskiwin.
FERRYBANK

General Store

Circaesiea
Flour
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Asthmatene Prings Instant Rel

| excellent remedy for Asthma and Hay

| Fever, and its con) position: alevinte fall!

| troubles which combine with Asthma |

| Its success is astonishing and wonder |

j} ful, After having its carefOlly analyzed |

| we can state that Asthmalene contains

ne A agit ABOEBNIAG, chloroform or}

ether, ry truly vhurs,

RE v Dit MORRIS WECITSL ER, |
Avon Springs, N . Feb. 1, 101
Tarr BRosy, EB. INE CO,

Dr.
T write this testimo) ial |

Gentlemen:

from a sense of duty, having tested
the wonderful effect of your Asthma
lene fer the cure of Asthina, My Wite}

has been afflicted with spasmodic asth
ma for the past 12 years. AAV Ip OX
hausted my own skill as well us qany
others, I chanced to see your sipn on
Syour windows on bi0ih etreet, New

York, Lat once obtain d a bottle of
Asthinalene. My wife commenced tak
ing itabont thefirstof November, 1]

very soon notived mrad ul improve

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Livery Feed and Sale Stable.

W. M, JONES, Prop,

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Jones’ Livery Stabile.

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intion tt care of FARMERS’ TBHAMS,

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NOTARY PUBLIC.

fai, wil SA
— CONVEYANCING, INSURAN(C u. ALT FORMS or
DOCUMENTS DRAWN),
Schocl dis ricts organiz»d and Bonds sold, Will make Sale
Dates for the best AuCtioneeisin N. W.T.

LUGAL

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Newly Furnished,
Everything strictly First- C lass...

ROYAL HOTEL.

S. LARENDEAU, Pios,

W.J. DEA, Manager.
The bar is stocked with the choicest Tijuors and cigars
The cuisine is equal to the leading hotels in Al berta.

Br ic *k House..

Li f the Royal Gollege of And Pormanent Cure. conceeuser econeecqcesooeses
De. tal Surge J s, Joront \to 3 pote Gaga or ‘ sn : IPOD PP SRT SUT POLY
? SEN'I ARSOLUTELY I Gs iE ¢ 4440444 paarangce psees ae veease BASEEAE FO4SSS444 H9O68
Will visit Ponoka every RECKIPT OF POSTAT. a ’
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Friday and Saturday wig OW. R. Cour bent & Son, ¢
han ¥/ inuatine meridantntly Vive nothing like Asthimatene, |g iy
wi ’ locating permanently, Tt bora thel ¢ in Ny 4 THE LEADING $
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is it al. L with putrid sore | a MOLINE FARM IMPLEMEN CS
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PUMPS a TO Fae valence a ee VESTER BROS. DRILIS..... .
in ‘ MSoOr igen Tor fi lrendfa |S -—-—— :
| TheColebrated ANDERSON He this Cet |® Atso represent the WAWAN ooA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO, 3
| Double-Acting Force Pumps. | ,),,, Vist Aud ravarmioked cwontel o
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onstruction from any others, They! Po nry astomebment toe tr 0220) eae LC ARMAS
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require priming, The only pomp man | bottle. ig :
ufactured that has no § oucker, no stuff > 5
ing box or rods of any kind ins side the Rev. Dr. Morris Wvchs'er. CLI N ' ON C. RE ED
condycting pipe. This pump is fully Rabbiot the Cong. Baai beraet, ¥
| guaranteed to the above and to force New York, Januery 3. 1007, i A
water over any honse or barn, Re-| Drs. Tae Bros, Mepicink Co,,
comme ended for fire purposes, Apply) Gentlemen: Your Asthialene isan “The Real Estate Ma an.”’

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Proprietor, MY SPECIALTIES a pba eae ined and she isentively
- free from any s¥inplomes, tf feel the Special attent on to commercinl trade Rates *l te rtrer day
JOUN C, RATHBUN, Good Gdeds sold at i, th hiss "" te tly ee mane ot srerenossoarerscssonececosoneresese ere: ebocered $
1 “yr this distressing discuse arab eamsanasteannete
Oar enter REASONABLE PRIUES. NE Dewey ae iy,
eaeg\ w Ras fers” lnc Nb'uasaMidced W. D. PITCAIRN,
Builder to all Customers. art ay 5 ne \ net A thy rea eatthid
ee . T _ Asthina for 2 us, | bave tried T jarxrr Wy
Wil baildl W. Py I Baril. Beet remed . bat thes sate Be wate \ ! ybli
i sul ne tarsi ran neress Vault saiverth °
ai of 13 Miles Northwest of Ponoka. ment and started with a trialk bore I “
founds f atone 1} e since pul WC; Hoe
MartiMAtTEs FUKNISUED TERN .) GASH No Sunday Jrade.| d your full sized e and a
Pre ltr ' very grated 1 iveafaniyvol » »*
Won ( A> rel ; m aap eee Mag a TR io: ‘ ea ins ee years w aki | ered leis sc a Age’ |.
Enquire of A RELD o1 ldress me at Dry weeh tte ii wen ! i) i and aon ais ie 2 ad A pasa NT ML
Pama, AMeit Kettle rendered dnrd Hea, [Tie testimony you can make we 0) TT Qgrgy Documents Drawn UE
Lb \ {ste | ( inuton stvent 8. RAWAL,
Was hing Sito Titel eagle geal sie 9 EN he
nee ’ Lt SEN vnee| Agent for London As.urance C'o,, Established 1720
Ironing and Mending ' ' ’ Manitoba Assurance Co,
Neatly and Promptly Don (j rant {pu hon Det ' " ; {i} necente f
sfaction Guaranteed, titv, 14 NE CO. i ( J
MRS, LUCINDA GRiIreD ( Bia ym) ry i h-Ag ) \